Author: Ryan Hall

Members are invited to submit nominations of candidates to serve on the Board of Directors for OmniAir Consortium®.

OmniAir® is seeking qualified candidates who possess the requisite judgment, experience, and expertise to serve in this leadership capacity. We are seeking candidates who reflect the diversity of OmniAir’s membership, and who are willing and able to dedicate the necessary time and resources to help OmniAir advance its mission.

Elections will take place at the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors on December 4, 2019. Directors serve for a term of three years and are eligible for reelection.

Candidates for the OmniAir Consortium Board must be the “primary representative” of an Associate or Executive Member in good standing. Directors will be drawn from both the public and private sectors.

When a representative of an Associate Member is elected to serve as a Director, that member is required to elevate their membership to “Executive” prior to its representative assuming a board seat.

Candidates are requested to submit a letter of interest, and a copy of their resume and/or biography to the Nominating Committee of the Board, via the Executive Director, no later than 5 p.m. Eastern on Friday, November 8.

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The week-long testing event brought together leading V2X device manufacturers, test labs, and test equipment providers from Europe, Asia, and North America.

The event was hosted by DEKRA at their state-of-the-art Connected Vehicle Test Centre in Málaga. We had strong participation, with 28 devices, including 7 Cellular V2X radios, participating.  Participating companies were able to test their devices against conformance, interoperability, security, and location accuracy.  Both lab and field testing were offered.

“This event was undoubtedly OmniAir’s most comprehensive Connected Vehicle testing event to date,” said Jason Conley, OmniAir’s Executive Director.  “OmniAir Plugfests provide an opportunity to V2X vendors to learn from each other and to test in an open and cooperative environment, improving industry performance across the board.”

“The OmniAir plugfest was a highlight for DEKRA since we were looking at so many satisfied faces during the event,” added Thomas Jäger, Head of Technology Management and Senior Vice President Service Division Product Testing. “Collaboration between vendors in early phases of new technology developments is always the best method to achieve sustainable progress. Many thanks to the Omniair team trusting in DEKRA.”

The week kicked off with a successful policy conference where attendees heard and learned from global leaders in their respective fields.  Keynote speakers included Ana Blanco, Deputy Director of Spain’s Directorate General for Traffic, and Maxime Flament, Chief Technology Officer for 5G Automotive Association. Panels on cybersecurity, V2X testing, and deployment around the world, and C-V2X rounded out the day.  This was followed by a sunset networking reception, featuring the best of Andalusian hospitality.

DSRC-V2X device testing included 10 On Board Units (OBUs) and 11 Roadside Units (RSUs), along with 7 early-stage C-V2X devices, reflecting the growing demand for vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) capabilities from infrastructure owner-operators around the world.

The European Plugfest also saw a strong gathering of testing providers, with 19 test stations offering nearly 250 individual test sessions for both field and bench scenarios, both records for a Plugfest. For the first time, participating labs and tool providers offered tests based on both U.S. and European standards.

Tests included multi-root and SCMS certificate provisioning, performance, and profile assessment, application, BSM comparison, BSM plus GNSS position accuracy, 3GppR14/PC5, 802.11p, 1609, J2945/1, ITS 5G, RSU MIB, SPaT and MAP.

Live security certificate interoperability field testing was offered for the first time during the European Plugfest. This test was made possible by the cooperation of our Security Credentials Management System (SCMS) providers and was performed on DEKRA’s test track. Our certificate providers worked hard to create a consolidated Local Certificate Chain File (LCCF) in the months leading up to Plugfest. This consolidated file was then used to bootstrap the OBU and RSU devices. Once bootstrapped, the devices were capable of receiving and transmitting messages from each other, regardless of the security certificates present on the device.

If you or your company participated in OmniAir European Plugfest events, please spend a couple of minutes completing this brief survey. Your answers will help us to improve, and to plan for future OmniAir events. Visit and like our Facebook Page to view photographs of the European Plugfest event. Add your pictures and download your favorites.

On Tuesday, October 22, we will provide OmniAir Members with a review of test results during the next Technical Working Group meeting.  As always, these results will be anonymized and aggregated. For more information, please contact Kate Oldham, OmniAir’s Director of Member Services.

About OmniAir Consortium
OmniAir Consortium is the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and Connected Vehicles.  OmniAir’s membership includes public agencies, private companies, research institutions, and independent test laboratories. Learn more about OmniAir at www.omniair.org.

About DEKRA
DEKRA Group has a workforce of more than 44,000 employees and is present in 50 countries across all continents, core competencies also include testing and certification, test tool development capabilities, development of test plans, test cases, test beds, and certification programs. The range of technologies covered by DEKRA today is wide, including for example GSM, GPRS, HSPA, LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, DSRC, NFC, RFID, IPv6, medical devices, wireless charging devices, Continua, eCall, etc. These competences have been recently expanded to cover connected car technologies and cybersecurity.

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OmniAir Consortium®, the leading industry association promoting certification and interoperability for ITS, Tolling and Connected Vehicles will offer full device C-V2X testing for the first time at the upcoming OmniAir European Plugfest in Málaga, Spain, September 30-October 4.

In anticipation of hosting our event in Europe, an initial set of 75 C-V2X test cases have been developed by OmniAir’s Technical Working Group. The Working Group has broad industry representation by leading device manufacturers, chipset providers, engineering firms, test labs, and test tool providers from Europe, Asia, and the Americas. This Plugfest is the only testing event in Europe that will offer to test against OmniAir specifications.

In addition to the new C-V2X test cases, OmniAir through its’ partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration is introducing a new series of RSU test cases. There are  28 new MAP application test cases based off of the SAE J2735 message set dictionary, 22 SPaT application test cases based off of the SAE J2735 message set dictionary, and 11 new SPaT application test cases based off of the new NTCIP 1202v03 Object Definitions for Actuated Signal Controller Interface standard. These new test cases will be tested on the bench and at DEKRA’s test track.

Bench testing will take place at the Caterpillar Demonstrations & Learning Centre and field testing at DEKRA’s test track during the week. The C-V2X test equipment will be separated from the DSRC test stations, providing additional privacy for C-V2X participants. For those that are not quite ready to have their device tested in a collaborative, interoperable, environment we are offering limited, private testing located off-site at DERKA’s test lab.

C-V2X devices can take advantage of traditional 3GPP Physical Layer/Radio Testing plus OmniAir’s 200 test cases for RSUs and 120 for OBUs. OmniAir Plugfest events are not just for certification but for device functionality and pilot readiness.

Security is an important focus this year with three major SCMS security certificate providers participating: INTEGRITY Security Services, Penta Security and BlackBerry Certicom. Each provider will have a field RSU with its unique certificates installed. Device participants will be able to experience true interoperability testing with the RSU’s broadcasting WSA, SPaT & MAP messages.

OmniAir has 16 companies providing over 20 V2X testing stations. No other V2X testing event can even come close to matching the level of expertise offered at the OmniAir European Plugfest!

SCMS SECURITY CERTIFICATE PROVIDERS
INTEGRITY Security Services
Penta Security
BlackBerry

TEST LABORATORIES
DEKRA (OATL)
KATECH (OATL)
SGS (OATL)
TTA (OATL)

TEST EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS
Keysight (OQTE)
Spirent (OQTE)
3M (OQTE)
Rohde & Schwarz
S.E.A. GmbH.
SwRI
Marben
Vector
Wayties

Tickets are still available! Secure your place by clicking on the register button.

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SCMS SECURITY CERTIFICATE PROVIDERS

 

 

TEST LABORATORIES AND TEST EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS

 

OmniAir Consortium has developed over 160 test cases for RSUs, 120 for OBUs, and is proud to announce 40 recently developed trial C-V2X test cases all to be conducted at our European Plugfest. Below are a few test cases vital to the success of your connected vehicle program.

J2945/1 Path Prediction / Path History T.C	802.11 Verify Spectral Mask OFDM Adjacent Channel Rejection	1609.2 Invalid Signature
1609.3 Continuous Channel WSA Reception	1609.4 Transmit IPV6 Validation

To see the full list of test cases you must be registered for the upcoming Plugfest or be an OmniAir member. If you missed the testing capabilities meeting earlier this week, you can view the presentation slides from many of our participating test station providers here.

If you have attended other interoperability events outside of OmniAir it will be evident that OmniAir Plugfests are light years ahead of the rest. OmniAir conducts true conformance and interoperability testing. When claims of interoperability are made at an OmniAir Plugfest, a V2X device sends and receives messages between competitor devices. This is in stark contrast to other venues where success is measured by the ability of a V2X device to simply interface with a single piece of test equipment, let alone devices from another manufacturer.

Come and experience first hand the premier, global V2X testing event this fall at the OmniAir European Plugfest in Málaga, Spain!  Join the following V2X device makers that have already signed up for testing, before we sell out!

Registered V2X Device Participants

There are a dozen V2X device makers currently signed up for testing. Many of these companies are bringing multiple devices for both DSRC and C-V2X. If you have an OBU or RSU, with plans to deploy your product, this event is a must.

If you have never attended an OmniAir Plugfest, or it has been a couple of years, there is no better time to come and get a jump on your competition. If you are not signed up, remember that your competitors have… and are getting a jump on you!

For more information on registering, test station provider and logistical information, please visit our event page.

OmniAir European Plugfest Expected to Sell Out!

The OmniAir European Plugfest is proving to be one of our most popular venues to date. Hosted by DEKRA, the event boasts an unparalleled line-up of V2X test station providers. This will be the only event that offers comprehensive conformance, interoperability, security testing with both field and bench performance, for DSRC-V2X, C-V2X with US standards as well as ITS-G5 standards. If your company is a part of the connected vehicle ecosystem you do not want to miss the OmniAir European Plugfest!

A special thank you to our host and sponsors!

 

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Registration for OmniAir’s European Plugfest Is Open!

OmniAir Consortium®, the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, Tolling, and Connected Vehicles, will be working with test equipment vendors and test laboratories to provide comprehensive conformance and interoperability testing of V2X devices at the upcoming European Plugfest, hosted by DEKRA at their Testing & Certification Laboratory and test track in Málaga, Spain.

OmniAir Plugfest events are the premier testing venues for Connected Vehicles. These week-long testing extravaganzas provide an opportunity to test V2X devices, in both lab and field environments. OmniAir Plugfests draw device manufacturers, Tier One Suppliers, chipset providers, OEMs, deploying agencies, and leading engineering firms from Asia, Europe, and North America.

“There is no better place to host OmniAir’s first European Plugfest then at DEKRA, our first OmniAir Authorized Test Laboratory (OATL) in Europe,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director for OmniAir. “We are excited to bring our testing event to Europe to promote global interoperability and certification for C-V2X and DSRC devices.”

“DEKRA is excited to host OmniAir’s European Plugfest and to open our state-of-the-art test track and laboratory to V2X device makers from around the world, said Thomas Jäger, Senior Vice President, Service Division Product Testing at DEKRA. “Participants will encounter and interact with real and simulated infrastructure elements including vehicles and buildings as they conduct location accuracy, conformance, and interoperability testing.”

The OmniAir European Plugfest begins with a Connected Vehicle Policy Workshop, followed by four days of comprehensive testing for both C-V2X and DSRC/ITSG5 devices. The event will feature testing for conformance, interoperability, and security–in both lab and field environments in the following areas:

• Radio testing for C-V2X PC5 and DSRC
• Conformance testing against OmniAir specifications for DSRC
• Conformance testing against existing OmniAir specifications (draft) for C-V2X
• Testing against ETSI specifications for ITS-G5
• BSM Performance & Location Accuracy Testing for DSRC
• BSM Driver Comparison Testing for DSRC and possibly C-V2X
• SCMS Security Certificate Testing (including new OmniAir security test cases)
• Reference Device Testing Availability for Certified DSRC Device with Stakeholder (limit two total)
• Private testing (by prior arrangement)

OmniAir is excited to announce the following test station providers:

OmniAir Member SCMS Security Certificate Providers

• INTEGRITY Security Services
• Penta Security

OmniAir Authorized Test Laboratories (OATL)

• DEKRA
• SGS
• TTA – Telecommunications Technology Association- Korea

OmniAir Qualified Test Equipment Providers (OQTE)

• Keysight
• Spirent

OmniAir Member Test Station Providers

• KATECH
• Rohde & Schwarz
• SwRI
• Vector
• Wayties

Panels of leading technical and policy experts from around the world will explore technical and policy issues, including global interoperability, cybersecurity, DSRC vs C-V2X for safety applications, as well as sustainable transportation options. There will be representatives from the Spanish Government, local industry leaders along with connected mobility experts, and researchers from around the world.

Live demonstrations of connected vehicle safety applications and tours of the indoor bench and track testing will be offered to attendees and media representatives.

If you have questions about registering your device for testing, participating as a presenter for the policy series, providing a test station or sponsoring OmniAir’s European Plugfest, contact Ryan Hall, Senior Director – Marketing and Business Development or visit our event website.

About OmniAir Consortium

OmniAir Consortium is the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification in ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles. OmniAir’s membership includes public agencies, private companies, research institutions and independent test laboratories. Learn more about OmniAir at www.omniair.org.

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